
Week #18 and The Power of Exhibitions
Robots were all the rage in the studio last week...
This week is our exhibition for Session Four. That means that, instead ...

Week #17 and Sending Them Back Into the Game
Last week I wrote about the distinctive nature of a learner-driven community: "Learner-driven” is different than “learner-cen...

Week #16 and "Learner-Driven"
Everything we do is a little step toward our learners doing it themselves. The energy for their journey at Acton Academy Lake...

Week #15 and The Content of Our Character
Last week in the Elementary Studio, learners tried to put themselves in the shoes of Martin Luther King Jr. on August 28, 196...

Week #14 and Computational Thinking
Last session, we focused on Ancient Greece. And now for something completely different...Coding and Robotics! Why? Because br...

Week #13 and School/Family Overlap
We work hard to keep the studio special! It’s the space where learners get to have a zone of “school life,” distinctly separa...